Auxiliary seat for beauty parlor chairs and the like



Nov. 14, 1950 s. H. ABBOT'g ETAL 2,529,532

AUXILIARY SEAT F OR EAUTY PARLOR CHAIRS AND THE LIKE Filed April 5, 1949 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 V A I Inventors Sylvia H. Abba/t I I27 James E Hutchinson Nov. 14, 1950 s. H. ABBOTT ETAL 2,529,532

AUXILIARY SEAT FOR BEAUTY PARLOR CHAIRS AND THE LIKE Filed April 5, 1949 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Fig. 2

Inventom Sylvia H. Abbott James F. Hutchinson By @Mm Patented Nov. 14, 1950 AUXILIARY ssirrroa BEAUTY PARLOR CHAHBS AND .Sfylvia ELAbbott, Nam Redomlo, and James F. j Hutchinson, Gardena, Calif. 7

Application April 1949 Serial No. 85,534. a

Thepresent invention relates to new and useful improvements in auxiliary sea-ts and more particularly to an auxiliary seat 'for use with,

b'eauty parlor chairs, or similarchairs having an adjustable back for supporting a person in an inclined position while receiving a shampoo or I other hair treatment.

An important object of the invention is to 'prov'idean auxiliary seat for use by children and embody-ing means for supporting the same on the adjustable back of a main chair whereby the child will be comfortably positioned against the inclined back of the main chair while receiving a shampoo. c I

A further object of the invention is to pro vide an auxiliary seat'connected to an adjustable 1 back ofiamain chair for movement therewith and providing arms which are swingablewith the adjustable back to maintain the arms in a horizontal position when the back is inclined.

A" still further object of the invention is to provide an adjustable seat for chairs and including front legs supporting the auxiliary seat on the; main seat of the chair and a rear hanger for the auxiliary seat supported on an adjustable back of the main chair and pivotally connecting the arms and seat cushion of the auxiliary character of simple and practical construction,

which is strong and durable, neat and attractive in appearance, eiiicient and reliable in operation, relatively inexpensive to manufacture and otherwise well adapted for the urposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and; claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part-hereof; wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the auxiliary seat. Figure 2 is. a side elevational view showing the auxiliary seat supported in position on a main chair.

Figure 3 is a similar View showing the back of the main chair inclined while the auxiliary seat is attached thereto.

Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical sectional viewof one of the front legs taken on a line 4--4 of Figure 1, and

3. Claims. (01. Isa-131) 2 Figure 5.is an enlarged sectional view of one of the locking devices for holding the auxiliary seat in vertically adjusted position. Referring now to the drawings in detail where- 1 in for the purpose of illustration'we have disclosed a'preferred embodiment of the invention, the numeral 5 designates a substantially u -shaped front supportto provide a pair of upstanding legs. ii provided with atransverse' connecting bar or crank l 'positioned rearwardly of legs Shand connected thereto by a horizontal longitudinally extendingconnecting bar 8 extending rearwardly from the lower ends of legs 6. The legs 6 extend upwardly for sliding-movement in the lower end of front tubes 9 and with a coil spring in positionedin each tube '9 between the top thereof} and" the top of its associated leg. 1 7 Upper and lower lugs H and [2 are suitably secured to each tube 9 and project rea'rwardly therefrom, the-upper lugs I! being pivotally attached to the front ends of tubular arm rails [3 by means-of pins I 4 extending transversely betweena bifurcated formation l5-at the front end of arm rail wi The lower lugs i2 are similarly pivotally connected to the front ends of seat side rails iii by means of pins ill Padded arms [8 are suitably secured to the arm rails I3 and a seat :cushion i eissuitably secured to the seat side rails iii-i A recess 22 is formed in the underside ofthearms i to a'cco-mmodate theupper ends of tubes 49 during the forward and rearward rocking movement of front support 5.

A rear hanger designated generally at 2| is provided for the rear of theauxiliary seat and comprises a pair of rear tubes 22 provided with upper and lower forwardly extending lugs 23 and 24 to which the rear ends of arm rails I3 and seat rails iii are pivotally attached. An inverted substantially U-shaped hanger member 25 includes downwardly extending legs 26 which are slidablypcsitioned in tubes 22, the upper ends of the legs being formed with downwardly and rearwardly curved hooks 2? connected rigidly to each other by a cross bar 28.

The front legs 5 and rear legs 26 are secured in vertically adjusted position in the tubes 9 and 22, respectively, by means of a locking device comprising a tubular chamber 29 formed horizontally on each front and rear tube 9 or. 22 and in which a locking pin 30 is slidably positioned. One end of pin 32 projects outwardly from tubular housing 29 and on which is threaded a knob or wheel 3! positioned adjacent the outer end of housing 29 to move the pin in an outward direction and a coil spring 32 is positioned in tubular housing 29 and engages pin 30 to move the pin inwardly. One side of pin 3| is formed with a notch or recess 33 to receive an adjacent leg 6 or 26 for limited sliding movement of the pin.

The auxiliary seat is placed on a main chair with the front support 5 rockably resting on cushion 34 on the main chair and hanger hooks 21 engaged over the top of swingably adjustable chair back 33. A protective pad 31 of sheet material is suitably secured at one edge to connecting bar 1 of front support 5 and lies on cushion 34 to protect cushion 34 from damage by the shoes of a child occupying the auxiliary seat.

The front legs 6 and rear legs 26 are secured in vertically adjusted position in their tubes 9 and 22 by turning knob 3| of locking pin 30 to pull the pin outwardly and bind the pin with the adjacent leg. The spring 32 is placed under tension by the outward movement of the pin and moves the pin inwardly to release the pin when the knob is turned in an opposite direction. Springs H] in front tubes 9 provide a spring mounting for the front of the auxiliary seat and raises the seat to vertically adjust the same when the front locking pins 30 are released.

In view of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings it is believed that a clear understanding of the device will be quite apparent to those skilled in this art. A more detailed description is accordingly deemed unnecessary. I

It is to be understood, however, that even though there is herein shown and described a preferred embodiment of the invention, the same is susceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit of the invention as herein described and the scope of the appended claims.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. An auxiliary seat for chairs comprising a front substantially U-shaped support forming a pair of front legs, a rear inverted substantially U-shaped hanger, front and rear pairs'of tubes slidably receiving the front legs and lower ends of the hanger respectively, means securing the front legs and ends of the hanger in slidably adjusted position in the tubes, arms pivotally connected to the front and rear tubes, and a seat pivotally connected to the front and rear tubes, said hanger being adapted to engage a swingably inclined back of a. main chair for swinging movement therewith, and said support being adapted to rest on the seat of the main chair for rocking movement to maintain the auxiliary seat and arms horizontal with the main seat.

2. An auxiliary seat for chairs comprising a front substantially U-shaped support forming a pair of front legs, a rear inverted substantially U-shaped hanger, front and rear pairs of tubes slidably receiving the front legs and lower ends of the hanger respectively, a spring mounting between the front tubes and the front legs, means locking the front tubes in vertically adjusted position on the front legs, means locking the ends of the hanger in vertically adjusted position in the rear tubes, arms pivotally connected to the front and rear tubes, and a seat pivotally connected to the front and rear tubes, said hanger being adapted to engage a swingably inclined back of a main chair for swinging movement therewith, and said front support being adapted to rest on the seat of the main chair for rocking movement to maintain the auxiliary seat and arms horizontal with the main seat.

3. An auxiliary chair for a main chair and comprising a substantially U-shaped front support for the auxiliary chair adapted to rockably rest on the seat of the main chair, a foot pad connected at one edge to the bight portion of the front support and resting on the seat of the main chair, a substantially U-shaped rear hanger adapted to be hooked over the upper edge of the back of the main chair, front and rear pairs REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Copp May '7, 1946 Number 

